WHITEPAPERS BY DANIEL GALLE
Oct 2024
Resilient Infrastructure Systems: Closing the Reliance Gap
Infrastructure is a significant generator of economic and social value, but it is also expensive to design, build, operate and maintain. Projects can take many years to plan and once delivered, assets are intended to endure for decades, if not longer.
Decisions made during planning, design and construction influence the functionality of cities for many generations.
2024
Implementing a Life-Cycle Approuch to Infrastructure: A Policy Roadmap for Cities
Conventional infrastructure resilience tools often assess climate risks on a project-by-project basis, overlooking broader systemic vulnerabilities. This policy brief highlights the need for a framework to measure systemic resilience, addressing network-wide disruptions and their disproportionate impact on underserved communities. It calls for integrating physical climate risk into early planning and investment decisions to guide more resilient, inclusive infrastructure. By mapping current benchmarks and promoting actionable tools, the brief supports governments in developing adaptation plans and prioritizing investments that strengthen community and ecosystem resilience.